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A new study estimates that in 2023 around 454 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Indo-Pacific are living in extreme poverty.

Purnima Rani Biswas, a farmer in Satkhira, Bangladesh, has faced the devastating impact of rising sea levels on her crops. With the help of Practical Action, she has learned to construct elevated dykes, transforming her farming practice and securing her family's livelihood against catastrophic floods.

Thousands of people on the frontline of the climate crisis in West Africa are set to benefit from a £200,000 grant awarded to improve and strengthen the resilience of the communities in Senegal and Niger.

In the flood-prone region of Shyamnagar, Bangladesh, Archana Rani and her family are using vermicomposting to overcome the challenges caused by climate-driven floods...

Practical Action staff are working hard to establish the impact of a major earthquake on farmers they are working with in Nepal.

For the Small is Beautiful 50th anniversary, we spoke to Practical Action employees to get their view on the book.

Sanitation Workers Awards Acknowledged Practical Action's Bangladesh Contributions

Practical Action will attend three events in Latin America this October that will contribute to the discussion and decisions to be made at COP28. We’ll share our experience centring community participation and leadership to address climate change, poverty, and inequality.

A project funded through an appeal to the people of the UK is already helping thousands of rural Nepali farmers. In 2021, Practical Action raised £3.5m for its turning the table on climate change appeal focused on helping farmers cope with extreme climate change.